CVE-2008-2149

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    CVE-2008-2149

    Published: 12 May 2008Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Stack-based buffer overflow in the searchwn function in Wordnet 2.0, 2.1, and 3.0 might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long command line option. NOTE: this issue probably does not cross privilege boundaries except in cases in which Wordnet is used as a back end.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/30242, http://secunia.com/advisories/31654, http://secunia.com/advisories/32184, http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1634, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:182, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1527/references, https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=211491, http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200810-01.xml, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29208, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42378

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High